Obituaries for 2021

[jmyrlefuller]

I woke up this morning listening to one of the local country stations playing a Tom T. Hall song and talking about the song a bit after it finished. "Oh, did he die?" I thought. Turns out that he did. 

That's also how I found out this morning. I was listening to my usual silly-music show (Music to Go to the Dump By on WDEV out of Vermont) and heard "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine." I wondered, "Why are they playing a serious song? Is this their usual dog music?" (They play at least one dog song every week.) Then I heard the backsell say that indeed, Hall died yesterday.

He'd been retired for a while, but it's still a loss.

[Ghost Bear]

That's also how I found out this morning. I was listening to my usual silly-music show (Music to Go to the Dump By on WDEV out of Vermont) and heard "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine." I wondered, "Why are they playing a serious song? Is this their usual dog music?" (They play at least one dog song every week.) Then I heard the backsell say that indeed, Hall died yesterday.

He'd been retired for a while, but it's still a loss.

The station that I was listening to has an  "oldies" show for five hours on Saturday mornings. When they play a lot of one artist, or a lot of songs written by the same person, it's usually a bad sign.

Tom T. Hall's last hit was "Little Bitty", which he wrote and which was a #1 country hit for Alan Jackson in 1996. The last place that I saw Tom T. Hall was in the Ken Burns documentary series "Country Music", where he was interviewed for some segments in the episodes focusing on the 60s & 70s, if I remember right.

One of my favorite Tom T. Hall songs:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blO8u7wuyWQ

[Gefn]

Don Everly of early rock 'n' roll Everly Brothers dies at 84

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering Everly Brothers whose harmonizing country rock hits impacted a generation of rock ‘n’ roll music, has died. He was 84.

According to the Los Angeles Times, a family spokesperson said Everly died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday. His brother, Phil Everly, died in January 2014 at age 74.

In the late 1950s and 1960s, the duo of Don and Phil drew upon their rural roots with their strummed guitars and high, yearning harmonies, while their poignant songs — many by the team of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant — embodied teenage restlessness and energy. Their 19 top 40 hits included “Bye Bye Love,” “Let It Be Me,” “All I Have to Do Is Dream” and “Wake Up Little Susie,” and performers from the Beatles to Simon & Garfunkel cited them as key influences.

https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Don-Everly-of-early-rock-n-roll-Everly-16403913.php

[Gefn]

Charlie Watts: Rolling Stones drummer dies aged 80

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at the age of 80, his publicist says.


Breaking

https://news.sky.com/story/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-dies-aged-80-12389662

[catfish1957]

Charlie Watts: Rolling Stones drummer dies aged 80

https://news.sky.com/story/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-dies-aged-80-12389662

Richards is going ot outlive them all.   

[Free Vulcan]

Let the Keith Richards jokes begin!

[Cyber Liberty]

Let the Keith Richards jokes begin!

[Gefn]

Keith Richards is only 77. Wow, I thought he was much older. Mick Jagger is 78.

I thought he was older too.

[BassWrangler]

Keith Richards is only 77. Wow, I thought he was much older. Mick Jagger is 78.

I thought he was older too.

He's 139 in drug years.

[skeeter]

the way things are headed we all need to begin thinking about what kind of world we’re gonna leave for Keef.

[sneakypete]

He's 139 in drug years.

@BassWrangler

And it doesn't matter at all. He IS the "undead".

Keef and cockroaches are going to end up ruling the world.

[catfish1957]

@BassWrangler

And it doesn't matter at all. He IS the "undead".

Keef and cockroaches are going to end up ruling the world.

Or they will discover his body a 100,000 years from now, and chalk it up to amazing state of the art embalming techques.

[BassWrangler]

LOL

[Gefn]

Ed Asner, 17-Time Emmy Nominee, Dies at 91

Ed Asner, who cornered the market on gruff guys with hearts of gold on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Lou Grant,” and the Disney/Pixar animated feature “Up,” has died at the age of 91. He passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, as a representative confirmed to IndieWire.

“He was a brilliant actor. Amazing activist, a true friend, and great man,” said Asner’s manager Perry Zimel.

Asner had a long and prolific career in film and television, boasting the distinction of being the most honored male performer in Primetime Emmys history. He was nominated 17 times throughout his career, winning seven trophies in total. He was also nominated 11 times for Golden Globes, winning five.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/emmys/ed-asner-17-time-emmy-nominee-dies-at-91/ar-AANSj3P?ocid=uxbndlbing

[Gefn]

Ed Asner, 17-Time Emmy Nominee, Dies at 91


https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/emmys/ed-asner-17-time-emmy-nominee-dies-at-91/ar-AANSj3P?ocid=uxbndlbing

I just saw him on the latest season of “Grace and Frankie”
He wasn’t looking so good. RIP

[Wingnut]

I just saw him on the latest season of “Grace and Frankie”
He wasn’t looking so good. RIP

That only leaves Georgette, Gordy and Sue Ann Nevins left from the serees?

[jmyrlefuller]

That only leaves Georgette, Gordy and Sue Ann Nevins left from the serees?

Georgette passed away a couple years ago. So yeah, it's down to John Amos and Betty White, the latter of whom will probably be around until the next mass extinction event.

[Right_in_Virginia]

He's 139 in drug years.

 

[sneakypete]

Georgette passed away a couple years ago. So yeah, it's down to John Amos and Betty White, the latter of whom will probably be around until the next mass extinction event.

@jmyrlefuller

Somebody ought to hook her up with Keef Richards.

[jmyrlefuller]

@jmyrlefuller

Somebody ought to hook her up with Keef Richards.

Do you want immortal spawn? Because that's how you get immortal spawn.

[GtHawk]

@jmyrlefuller

Somebody ought to hook her up with Keef Richards.

What makes you think she didn't already?

[berdie]

Or they will discover his body a 100,000 years from now, and chalk it up to amazing state of the art embalming techques.

I really think we are doing this whole aging thing all wrong.

Sex, drugs and rock and roll seems to be more effecitve  than heart blood pressure meds.

[berdie]

That's also how I found out this morning. I was listening to my usual silly-music show (Music to Go to the Dump By on WDEV out of Vermont) and heard "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine." I wondered, "Why are they playing a serious song? Is this their usual dog music?" (They play at least one dog song every week.) Then I heard the backsell say that indeed, Hall died yesterday.

He'd been retired for a while, but it's still a loss.

Big loss, imho..

My fav...Older Whiskey, younger women, faster horses....more moneeee.

[Smokin Joe]

I really think we are doing this whole aging thing all wrong.

Sex, drugs and rock and roll seems to be more effecitve  than heart blood pressure meds.

I think Keef is more than two standard deviations from the mean in that group...

[sneakypete]

Do you want immortal spawn? Because that's how you get immortal spawn.

@jmyrlefuller

Not to worry. She is too old for that. The world is safe.

Ya gotta admit they would be a fun couple,though.